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Franz Hillenkamp

Franz Hillenkamp

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
32661
World Ranking
3724
National Ranking
273

Franz Hillenkamp publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franz Hillenkamp sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 181 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Franz Hillenkamp D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franz Hillenkamp sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Franz Hillenkamp was affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany. Their academic career included collaboration with several frequent co-authors, namely David S. Goodsell, G. M. Halpern, Ananda M. Chakrabarty, David P. Clark, and Stefan Dübel. Each of these collaborators worked alongside Hillenkamp on multiple occasions, contributing to joint research efforts.

Hillenkamp's research and publication record does not contain recent papers listed in the available data, nor information on specific fields or subfields of study.

There is no recorded data on the main topics covered by Hillenkamp's work, nor on publication venues or book publishers associated with their scholarly output. The absence of such details limits a detailed understanding of the thematic focus areas during their academic tenure.

The scientist's profile does not include awards or honors received. Their impact and contributions are primarily indicated by their pattern of collaboration with other researchers over time.

Overall, Franz Hillenkamp's academic footprint suggests a network of repeated collaborative engagements with five identified co-authors, all of whom contributed to their scientific work. The affiliation with the University of Münster in Germany provides the institutional context for these academic activities.

Best Publications

  • Laser desorption ionization of proteins with molecular masses exceeding 10,000 daltons

    Michael. Karas;Franz. Hillenkamp

  • Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry of biopolymers.

    Franz Hillenkamp;Michael Karas;Ronald C. Beavis;Brian T. Chait

  • Matrix-assisted ultraviolet laser desorption of non-volatile compounds

    M. Karas;D. Bachmann;U. Bahr;F. Hillenkamp

  • Influence of the wavelength in high-irradiance ultraviolet laser desorption mass spectrometry of organic molecules

    Michael. Karas;Doris. Bachmann;Franz. Hillenkamp

  • 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid: a new matrix for laser desorption—ionization mass spectrometry

    K. Strupat;M. Karas;F. Hillenkamp

  • Mass spectrometry of synthetic polymers by UV-matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization

    Ute. Bahr;Andreas. Deppe;Michael. Karas;Franz. Hillenkamp

  • MALDI MS : a practical guide to instrumentation, methods and applications

    Franz Hillenkamp;Jasna Peter-Katalinić

  • Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry of nucleic acids with wavelengths in the ultraviolet and infrared.

    E. Nordhoff;A. Ingendoh;R. Cramer;A. Overberg

  • Mass spectrometry of peptides and proteins by matrix-assisted ultraviolet laser desorption/ionization.

    Franz Hillenkamp;Michael Karas

  • Analysis of neutral oligosaccharides by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry

    Bernd. Stahl;Martin. Steup;Michael. Karas;Franz. Hillenkamp

  • Role of photoionization and photochemistry in ionization processes of organic molecules and relevance for matrix-assisted laser desorption lonization mass spectrometry†

    H. Ehring;M. Karas;F. Hillenkamp

  • Influence of the laser intensity and spot size on the desorption of molecules and ions in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization with a uniform beam profile

    Klaus Dreisewerd;Martin Schürenberg;Michael Karas;Franz Hillenkamp

  • Oligosaccharides from human milk as revealed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.

    B. Stahl;S. Thurl;J.R. Zeng;M. Karas

  • Infrared MALDI Mass Spectrometry of Large Nucleic Acids

    Stefan Berkenkamp;Finn Kirpekar;Franz Hillenkamp

  • Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry of proteins electroblotted after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

    Kerstin. Strupat;Michael. Karas;Franz. Hillenkamp;Christoph. Eckerskorn

  • Laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry of peptides and proteins with particle suspension matrixes.

    Martin Schürenberg;Klaus Dreisewerd;Franz Hillenkamp

  • UV laser matrix desorption/ionization mass spectrometry of proteins in the 100 000 dalton range

    M. Karas;U. Bahr;F. Hillenkamp

  • Matrix-assisted infrared-laser (2.94 μm) desorption/ionization mass spectrometry of large biomolecules

    A. Overberg;M. Karas;U. Bahr;R. Kaufmann

  • Ion stability of nucleic acids in infrared matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.

    E. Nordhoff;R. Cramer;M. Karas;F. Hillenkamp

  • A high-sensitivity laser microprobe mass analyzer

    F. Hillenkamp;E. Unsöld;R. Kaufmann;R. Nitsche

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Karas
Michael Karas Goethe University Frankfurt
Rainer Cramer
Rainer Cramer University of Reading
Bernd Stahl
Bernd Stahl Utrecht University
Jasna Peter-Katalinić
Jasna Peter-Katalinić University of Münster
Karsten Kristiansen
Karsten Kristiansen University of Copenhagen
Martin Steup
Martin Steup University of Potsdam
Christoph Eckerskorn
Christoph Eckerskorn Max Planck Society
J. van der Greef
J. van der Greef Leiden University
Peter Roepstorff
Peter Roepstorff University of Southern Denmark
Richard F. Haglund
Richard F. Haglund Vanderbilt University

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